Category Archives: Friendship

Prospecting for Ben… the interior castle…

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Take two…the accidental blogger

“Why do you blog?” “Why did you start blogging?” Those are questions frequently asked; they cropped up a good few times at the Bloggers Bash recently and are often asked in interviews. For me the answers are simple… I started … Continue reading

Posted in Blogging, Books, Dogs, Don and Wen, Friendship, Nick Verron, Steve Tanham, Stuart France and Sue Vincent, The Initiate, The Silent Eye, writing | Tagged , , , | 59 Comments

The late Sue Vincent…

A strange creature with a pink beard was perched on Newton’s plinth; the distinctive purple plumage on its breast marked it as the rare Geoffle, first identified by Ali Isaac. I think it recognised the dangerous glint of the raised … Continue reading

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Three Quote Challenge – I

Éilis, whose poetry and writing you can find on The Sound of What Happens, has tagged me in the Three Quote Challenge… Thank you, for thinking of me, Éilis! Even though I have just participated in this one, I don’t … Continue reading

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Thank you :)

I know, I don’t accept blog awards… but when they are given, I find it very hard to say no. So instead, I will just say thank you to Ritu of So I Smile Anyway for having included me in … Continue reading

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Notes from a small dog LVI

This post is brought to you from behind the barricades,  somewhere under the dining table… about the only safe place in this house at the minute. I’m feeling a bit glum. All I’m getting is ‘not nows’ and ‘laters’. It … Continue reading

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An unexpected Christmas

“Salmon? Of course!” Not that I needed any encouragement to join them on Christmas morning, of course, but when your younger son throws smoked salmon into the equation it really would be churlish to refuse. I had been twiddling my … Continue reading

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A Time of Light

Christmas came early, arriving by the late coach from the north Friday night for an even later supper…once Ani had calmed down a little; her excitement on the arrival of her ball throwing friend evident. She has him well trained … Continue reading

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A gift

Some news that will bring major changes. Plans for the day scuppered at the last minute. The internet still on a stubborn go-slow, alternating with complete refusal to work at all… in spite of the new hub being delivered in … Continue reading

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The liberation of a mouse

 “You’ll like her,” said my employer. We were leaving for Courchevel in the French Alps the next day. A large group of friends and family would be meeting there. They would all be bringing the children; I and another girl … Continue reading

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